Honey filter



Sept. 26, 1944.

R. NElsEs HONEY FILTER "Filed Oct, 15, 1941 Patented Sept. 26, 1944UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HONEY FILTER Reuben Neises, Winona, Minn.Application October 15, 1941, `Serial No. 415,057

Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in honey filters. My improvedhoney filter is preferably, but not necessarily, used in conjunctionwitha heater for heating honey, from an eX- tractor, to reduce theviscosity and remove the larger particles and major portion of thebroken honeycombs (wax) and foreign matter in the honey.

Certain ob-jects of the invention are: first, to provide a filteredhoney tank, a honey filter bag having a relatively large filtering area,and

means for confining the bag in the tank to a relatively narrowtransverse width to reduce the holding capacitythereof; second, toprovide a `honey filter having means for preventing an overflow ofunfiltered honey into the ltered honey; third, to provide a honey filterhaving a novel overflow for the filtered honey that keeps the filteringsurface active and relieves strain -on the filter bag to prevent rupturethereof.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

To the above end, generally stated, the invention yconsists of the noveldevices and combination .of devices hereinafter described and defined inthe claims. Y

Referring to thedrawing:

The improved filtered honey tank, filter bag and associated parts arefragmentarily shown in a single view.

Honey from a heater, not shown, flows into a discharge trough 24 havingon its outer end a depending spout section 25 from which honey isdischarged into my improved honey filter.

The numeral 26 indicates a rectilinear filtered honey tank that is long,narrow and deep. This tank 26'is removably mounted on a supportingbracket 2l. The tank 26 is supported on the bracket 2l under thedischarge trough 24 with its spout 25 at the longitudinal and transversecenter of said tank, with freedom'for outward tilting movement for apurpose that will presently appear.

Removably mounted in the tank 26 is a mesh basket 28 that rests on thebottom of said tank. The tops of the tank 26 and the basket 28 aresubstantially in the same plane except the inner side of said tank whichis downwardly offset, for a purpose which will presently appear. Thebasket 28 in horizontal cross-section has the same contour as the tank26 and is spaced at its sides and ends therefrom. Vertical guide rods 29on the sides of the tank 26 keep the basket 28 centered' in said tank.As shown, the basket 28 is made up of vertical and horizontal rodsconnected at their points of intersection and spaced apart to form largemesh. A honey drischarge spout 30| leads from the tank 26 near its topand longitudinal center.

V jects into the basket 28 close to the inner side thereof amd isrigidly secured thereto. This apron 3| extends the full length of thebasket 28 and has on its other longitudinal edge portion a dependingmember 33 that is spaced outwardly of the respective side of the tank26. An overflow trough 34 is secured to the tank 26 on the inner'sidethereof and the apron member 32 extends into said trough. The trough 34is inclined longitudinally thereof and its delivery vend extendsoutwardly of the respective end of the tank 26. The overflow apron 3| isprovided with upstanding end members 35 that extend to the ltop of thebasket 28 which, as previously stated, extends slightly above the tank26. The .side of the basket 26 at the overflow apron 3| 1S Open.

A filter bag 36 of cloth or any other suitable material is removablyheld suspended in the basket 28 and its mouth held open by folding theupper portion of said bag outwardly and downwardly over the basket 28,the apron end members 35 and the overflow apron 3|. Said filter bag 36,at the apron 3|, is also folded downwardly around the apron member 33and inserted between the apron 3| and the rolled upper edge of the tank26. The purpose of the overflow 3| and 3@ is to prevent unfiltered honeyin the bag 36 from mixing with vthe filtered honey in the tank 26 incase honey is delivered from the heater faster than it can be iilteredand removed from the tank 26. A receptacle, not shown, will be placedunder the delivery end of the overflow trough 34 to receive any overflowof honey therefrom. v

To remove the filter bag 36 from the basket 28 or the basket 28 and thefilter bag 36 from the tank 26, said tank is tilted on the bracket 21.Suitable means, not shown, may be provided for holding the tank 26 inits tilted position. A normally closed drain, not shown, may be providedfor draining filtered honey from the tank 26 a1; the completion of anyone filtering operation. It is important to note that when the tank 26is in its tilted position, the overflow trough 34 is directly below thedischarge spout 25 and will catch any honey that might drip from saidspout. At the completion of any one honey filtering operation, thefiltered honey remaining in the tank 26 may be drained therefrom andthereafter the basket 28 and the filter bag 36 may be lifted from thetank 26, when in its tilted position, for the purpose of cleansing thesame or replacing an old filter bag with a new one.

The tank 26 may also be lifted from the bracket 21 to facilitate thecleansing of the same.

To facilitate the placing of a filter bag 35 in the basket 23, aspreader not shown in the form of a wire frame may be provided. The lterbag 3S has a large ltering area and by confining the same in a narrowtransverse space, in the tank 25 by means of the basket 23, the holdingcapacity thereof is materially reduced. Removal of the larger particlesof wax and foreign matter from the honey before the same enters thefilter, makes it unnecessary to change the filter bag 35 often. It is,of course, evident that the improved filter may be used independently ofthe heater and in which case unfiltered honey will be poured into thefilter bag 36, from a pail or otherwise. By locating the discharge spout3E] near the top of the tank 26, the movement of honey in said tankkeeps the filtering surface of the filter bag 3S active. The location ofthe discharge spout S near the top of the tank I26 performs anotherimportant function, to wit: it L keeps the major portion of the filterbag 36 submerged in the honey in said tank and thereby relieves said bagfrom the pressure of honey therein and hence prevents easy rupturethereof.

Filtered honey in the tank 26 overflows into 3i) near the top of thetank 2S is that when said tank is supported on the receptacle 4!independently of a heater, it is held by the hook-like members 4l in alow position that makes it easy to pour honey into the filter bag 3S bymeans of a pail.

The drawing illustrates a commercial form of the invention, but it willbe understood that the same is capable of certain modifications as todetails of construction, arrangement and combi- Y nation of parts withinthe scope of the inven- 1 tion herein disclosed.

What I claim is:

1. In a liquid filter, a tank, a mesh basket in the tank, an open mouthfilter bag in the basket,

an overflow receptacle on the tank, and an overflow apron on the basketbelow the top thereof arranged to discharge into said receptacle, saidbag at its open mouth being folded outwardly and downwardly over theapron, said tank h-aving an outlet for the filtered liquid.

2. In a liquid filter, a support, a tank movably mounted on the support,a mesh basket in the tank, an open mouth filter bag in the basket, anoverflow receptacle on the tank, an overfiow apron on the basketarranged to discharge into said receptacle, said bag at its open mouthbeing folded outwardlyover the apron and a discharge spout arranged todischargeinto the open mouth of the bag, said tank being free formovement on the support to remove its upper end from under said spoutand position the overflow receptacle under the discharge spout, saidntank having an outlet for the filtered liquid.

3. In a `liquid filter, a tank, a mesh basket in the tank, an open mouthfilter bag in the basket, an overfiow receptacle on the tank, and

an overflow apron on the basket below the top thereof and arranged todischarge into said receptacle, the filter bag at its open mouth beingfolded outwardly over the top of the basket except at the apron whei'ethe same is folded outwardly and downwardly thereon, said tank having anoutlet for the filtered liquid.

4. In a liquid filter, a wide, deep and narrow rectilinear open toptank, a mesh basket open at its top and bottom and loosely resting onthe bottom of the tank and having substantially the same transversecontour, means holding the basket at its sides spaced from the sides ofthe tank, an open mouth lter bag removably held in the basket andloosely resting on the bottom 4of the tank, a discharge spout leadingfrom the Vtank near the top thereof, an overflow receptacle Von thetank, and an overflow apron on the basket below the top thereof andarranged to discharge into said receptacle, the filter bag at its openmouth being folded outwardly over the 'basket except at said apron wherethe saine is folded outwardly and downwardly thereon.

5. In a liquid filter, a tank, a narrow rectilinear mesh basket in thetank, a receptacle on the tank, the front member of the basket beingbelow the back and side members thereof to afford an overflowpassageway, an apron leading from said passageway and arranged todischarge Ainto the receptacle, and an open mouth filter bag in thebasket, said bag at its open mouth being folded outwardly over the topof the basket except at the apron where the same is folded outwardly anddownwardly thereon, said tank having an outlet for the yltered liquid.

'6. The structure defined in claim 5, further 'including a dependingmember on the' outer end of the apron, said bag being further foldedaround said depending member and between the apron and the upper edge ofthe tank.

7. In a liquid filter, a tank, a mesh 'basket lin the tank, and an openmouth filter bag in the basket folded at its mouth to afford arestricted overflow extending outwardly of the tank, said tank having anoutlet for the filtered liquid below said overflow and materially abovethe bottom of the tank.

8. The structure defined in claim 7 further including a normally closeddrain in the bottom portion of the tank.

9. In a liquid filter, a tank having an outlet for the filtered liquidnear its upper end portion, a Vmesh basket in the tank, an overflowreceptacle, an open mouth filter bag in the basket folded at its mouthto afford a restricted overflow larranged to discharge into thereceptacle,

and means for conveying liquid from a source of supply, said tank and'conveying means being relatively movable, whereby the liquid from saidconveying means will be discharged either into the bag or the overflowreceptacle.

1'0. In a liquid filter, a wide rectilinear tank that is relativelynarrow and having an outlet near its upper end, a mesh basket in thetank horizontally spaced therefrom, the walls of the tank and basketbeing substantially parallel, and an open mouth filter bag in the basketfolded at its mouth to afford a restricted overflow extending outwardlyof the tank.

` REUBEN NEISES.

